Curtain-pole.



T. JANKOWSKI.

CURTAIN POLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1911.

1,013,] 69, i Patented Jan. l912.

IN VENTOBZ.

ATTORNEYS STATES PATENT OFFTGE.

THOMAS JANKOWSKI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTHTO MICHAEL SWIECICKI, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J ANKowsKI, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphiaand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Curtain-Poles, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to curtain poles, and the objects of my inventionare to obviate the necessity of using rings and pins for detachablyconnecting the upper ends of curtains to a pole, and to furnish thecurtain pole with simple and efiective means for holding curtainswithout injuring the same.

Further objects of my invention are to provide a curtain pole with adetachable section that can be positively locked in engagement with themain body of the pole, and to provide a curtain pole that is durable andhighly etlicient for the purposes for which it is intended.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference willnow be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals designate correspondingparts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the curtain pole, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of adetachable section of the pole, Fig. 3 is a similar view of a portion ofthe pole showing a slide carried thereby, Fig. 4 is a cross sectionalview of the pole showing an end of the slide, Fig. 5 is a plan of theslide end of the curtain pole with the slide thereof removed, Fig. 6 isa plan of the curtain pole showing the sections and slide in position,Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the curtain pole, Fig. 8 isa perspective View of one end of a detachable section, Fig. 9 is a crosssectional view of the pole. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a retainingrod, and Fig. 11 is an elevation of a pole.

A pole in accordance with this invention comprises a plurality of partsadapted to be assembled to provide a cylindrical structure and the mainsection is designated 1 and is semi-cylindrical for the greater part ofits length. One end of the section 1 has a cylindrical portion 2providing a beveled Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed August 18, 1911.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

Serial No. 644,743.

shoulder 3 and this shoulder has a vertical groove 4. The opposite endof the section 1 has a longitudinally dovetailed tongue 5, and thesection 1, between the inner end of said tongue and the shoulder 3, hasa longitudinal groove 6 with the wall 7 thereof of a greater height thanthe wall 8, for a purpose that will presently appear. The height of thewall 8 is reduced by cutting away said wall for a distance of a lesslength than the groove 6, thereby providing surfaces 9 that are in thesame plane with the upper surface of the wall 7 The reference numeral10' denotes a semicylindrical detachable section having the ends thereofprovided with beveled tongues 11 and 12 and the tongue 11 is adapted toengage-in the groove 4. The flat side of the section 10 has alongitudinal groove 13 adapted to confront the groove 6. The verticalwall 14 of the groove 13 engages the vertical wall 7 of the groove 6 andthe vertical wall 15 of the-groove 13 is cut away, as at 16 to cooperatewith the cut away portion 8 of the main section 1 in providing alongitudinal slot, best shown in Fig. 9. The cut away portion 16 of thewall 15 is of a less length than the groove 13, thereby providing fiatsurfaces 17 adapted to engage the fiat surfaces 9.

Slidably mounted upon the tongue 5 of the section 1 is asemi-cylindrical slide 18 and the inner end of this slide has a groove19 to receive the tongue 12 of the section 10, said slide having the endthereof beveled to engage the beveled end of the section 10 and retainsaid section upon the main section.

The reference numeral 20 denotes a rod adapted to loosely fit in thegrooves 6 and 13 and hold the upper edges 21 of a curtain 22, thecurtain 22 extending through the slot provided by the cut away portions8 and 16 of the sections 1 and 10 respectively.

The pole in its entirety is preferably made of wood whereby it can befinished to present a neat appearance, and as a further fastening meansfor the section 10, the section 1 is provided with a pivoted hook 23adapted to be swung into engagement with an eye 24 carried by thesection 10, said hook being curved to conform to the curvature of thepole.

What I claim'is:

1. A curtain pole comprising a semi-cyhaving a longitudinal grooveformed therein, a detachable semi-cyllndrlcal sectlon hav ing the endsthereof provided With tongues with one of said tongues fitting in thegroove of said shoulder, said detachable section 7 having a longitudinalgroove formed thereon confronting the groove of the first mentionedsection, a semi-cylindrical slide slidably mounted upon the tongue ofthe first mentioned section and having the inner end thereof providedWith a groove to receive the other tongue of said detachable section,and a rod arranged in the longitudinal grooves of said sections andadapted to support the upper edges of a curtain.

2. A curtain pole comprising a semi-cylindrical section having acylindrical portion at one end thereof, and a longitudinal tongue at theopposite end thereof, said section having a longitudinal groove formedtherein, a s'emi-cylindrical guide slidably mounted upon saidlongitudinal tongue, a detachable section adapted to be retained inengagement with the first mentioned section by one end thereof engagingthe cylindrical portion of said section and. the opposite end thereofengaging said slide, said detachable section having a longitudinalgroove formed therein confronting the groove of the first mentionedsection, and a rod arranged in the grooves of said sections and adaptedto hold the upper edges of curtains.

In testimony whereof I my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS JANKOl/VSKI.

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